Werner Lüthi

Werner Lüthi (born April 22, 1892 in Biel ; † February 19, 1955 in Bern , legal resident in Rüderswil ) was a Swiss lawyer and federal prosecutor .

Life

The son of Johannes and Lina Lüthi studied law in Bern . He was an advocate and earned a Dr. iur. In 1917 he became registrar at the Federal Prosecutor's Office, 1918 secretary, 1919 adjunct to Federal Prosecutor Franz Stämpfli and in 1920 his representative in criminal matters. In 1931 he became a private lecturer at the University of Bern and in 1945 head of the legal service of the federal prosecution office. After 1945 Lüthi led the traitor trials before the Federal Criminal Court . From 1949 until his death in 1955 he was himself a federal prosecutor and thus head of the federal prosecutor's office . In 1950, he played a key role in the revision of the Swiss Criminal Code , advocating stricter state protection regulations. He was a member of the Commission of Experts for the Revision of Prison Regulations and, in 1951, also Vice President of Interpol .

Lüthi was married to Marguerite Hotz. He was a major in the Swiss Army . In 1949 he received a Dr. hc from the University of Bern.

Web links

• Therese Steffen Gerber: Lüthi, Werner. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 22, 2007 .

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predecessor	Office	successor
Franz Stämpfli	Federal Prosecutor of the Swiss Confederation 1949–1955	René Dubois